Select Committee on Public Administration Minutes of Evidence


Examination of Witnesses (Questions 140-143)

DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER JOHN YATES QPM, MS CARMEN DOWD AND MR ASKER HUSAIN

13 JULY 2006

  Q140  Chairman: I am happy to say that, relaying what you have said.

  Deputy Assistant Commissioner Yates: What I have said to the Committee?

  Chairman: Yes.

  Q141  Grant Shapps: Is Mr Yates coming back to see us again?

  Deputy Assistant Commissioner Yates: I would love to.

  Q142  Chairman: I suspect we shall meet again. Whatever happens, you have sort of said that you will come and give proper evidence to us, public evidence to us.

  Deputy Assistant Commissioner Yates: Should this matter not proceed, then yes.

  Q143  Chairman: There will be lessons from the inquiry that I think will be very helpful to us. I think we are grateful for that. We certainly hope that that is the kind of time period we are talking about, given what you have been saying today, but at least it keeps us informed about where we are at. As I say, we started our inquiry before yours and, as I say, we have looked at some of the issues and produced an interim report. It may well be that as a result of this there will be calls for the whole legislation in this area to be reviewed and I am sure that is something that you can absolutely help us with.

  Deputy Assistant Commissioner Yates: I would like a copy of the report if I could do.

  Chairman: We have got one to give you. Thank you very much indeed, all of you.





 
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